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binge drinking
noun
- a usually brief period or bout of excessive alcohol consumption.
binge drinking
noun
- the practice of drinking excessive amounts of alcohol regularly
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Derived Forms
- binge drinker, noun
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Other Words From
- binge drinker noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of binge drinking1
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Example Sentences
Studies have found higher rates of binge drinking and alcoholism, and some state coroners have reported a sharp increase in alcohol-related deaths during the pandemic.
Like cigarettes and lung cancer, or binge drinking and a hangover, racial injustice and the legacy of colonialism are in fact inextricably linked with climate change.
For men, excessive, or binge drinking, is defined as five or more drinks at one time, or more than 15 drinks during the week.
Binge drinking then becomes associated with high status and the ‘cool’ students on campus.
An upcoming study shows that the more you engage in binge drinking, the higher your social status.
The crack-smoking, binge-drinking mayor of Toronto seems to think his drug use is purely a personal problem.
To that end, she has mastered the art of civilized binge-drinking.
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